{"id":95200,"date":"2021-07-01T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=95200"},"modified":"2021-06-30T18:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T22:20:58","slug":"preview-nxt-uk-7-1-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/01\/preview-nxt-uk-7-1-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: NXT UK (7\/1\/21) &#8211; Heritage Cup Match Headlines\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Heritage Cup match headlines this week\u2019s <strong>NXT UK<\/strong> as <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong> defends the championship against <strong>Jack Starz<\/strong>. The show will be dominated by championships as two former champions will also go head-to-head and the newly crowned NXT UK Women\u2019s Champion will give her first address.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT UK will air on the WWE Network and Peacock at 8 pm GMT\/3 pm EST on July 1. Fans in the UK can also watch the show a day later on BT Sport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We know the Heritage Cup match headlines, but what else can we expect? Below, we take a look at all the matches and segments planned for this week&#8217;s NXT UK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>NXT UK Heritage Cup:<\/strong> Tyler Bate vs. Jack Starz<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan Devlin vs. A-Kid<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Meiko Satomura<\/strong> Addresses NXT UK\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tyler Bate\u2019s Handpicked First Heritage Cup Defence\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tyler Bate selected Jack Starz as his first challenger for his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/05\/21\/tyler-bate-wins-heritage-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">recently acquired Heritage Cup Championship<\/a> as he\u2019s been impressed with the work Starz has been putting in in the Performance Center. Starz originally turned down the opportunity as he felt he hadn\u2019t earned the chance to challenge for the Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But after a few stern words from Dave Mastiff and some reflection on his career so far, Starz decided he was worthy. Does Starz have what it takes to challenge Bate, or will it be a cakewalk for the \u2018Big Strong Boy?&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@JackStarzzz will look to make his dream a reality when he clashes with Tyler Bate next week on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCJVVcsUYZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oCJVVcsUYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1408145582766628867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A-Kid Looks to Prove Devlin is a Loser on NXT UK<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>A-Kid<\/strong> irked <strong>Jordan Devlin<\/strong> when he had the nerve to help himself to the tea and coffee-making facilities in \u2018The Irish Ace\u2019s\u2019 personal dressing room. Devlin was further irritated when A-Kid flat-out refused the leave. <strong>Sid Scala<\/strong> booked a match between the two. A-Kid has since explained his goading of Devlin. He feels that Devlin needs to learn the valuable lesson that everyone eventually loses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Devlin has tried to present himself as being above the entire NXT UK roster since he returned from his jaunt to the United States. The reality here is that both these men have recently dropped titles. A-Kid lost the Heritage Cup Championship to Tyler Bate and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/08\/santos-escobar-undisputed-nxt-cruiserweight-champion\/\" target=\"_self\">Devlin saw his Cruiserweight title fall into the hands of Santos Escobar.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As a result, both competitors could do with picking up a win. This makes for an interesting and unpredictable contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> Heritage Cup Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AKidWrestler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AKidWrestler<\/a>, looks forward to his opportunity to humble @Jordan_Devlin1. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GDbdL0ThhE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GDbdL0ThhE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NXT UK (@NXTUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NXTUK\/status\/1408149288983609350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Meiko Satomura Speaks\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Meiko Satomura<\/strong> ended Kay Lee Ray\u2019s 649-day NXT UK Women\u2019s Championship run in an incredible match a few weeks ago. This week, she will address the NXT UK Universe. It\u2019s hard to predict exactly what she will say but the wise bet would be that she will welcome all challenges to the title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT UK\u2019s women\u2019s division has been undergoing a real improvement recently with more time being given to building up many new stars. There\u2019s also been a couple of marquee signings as well as some trials and matches handed to some indie darlings. What that essentially gives us is a lot of people that might feel now is the right time to take their shot at \u2018The Final Boss.&#8217; This segment will probably set up Satomura\u2019s first successful title defense and not present her with much to worry about.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Else Could Happen on NXT UK?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In short, a lot. A lot could happen. NXT UK has been developing a lot of storylines recently. United Kingdom Champion <strong>WALTER<\/strong> choked out <strong>Ilja Dragunov<\/strong> after he\u2019d won an unofficial No.1 contender\u2019s match last week. We can expect the fall out from that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Subculture<\/strong> challenged NXT UK Tag Team Champions <strong>Pretty Deadly<\/strong> last week, so we can expect to see if that will be accepted. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/01\/millie-mckenzie-stevie-turner-debuts-nxt-uk\/\" target=\"_self\">Emilia McKenzie<\/a><\/strong> and <em>Isla Dawn<\/em> agreed they have unfinished business so that could happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also, <strong>Teoman<\/strong> allied with <strong>Rohan Raja<\/strong> &#8211; seemingly based on their similarities in hairstyles. This will even things up in Teoman\u2019s feud with <strong>Oliver Carter<\/strong> and <strong>Ashton Smith<\/strong>. Teoman has defeated them both in singles matches but now he has Raja by his side a tag team showdown seems inevitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalterAUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WalterAUT<\/a> just needed to remind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR<\/a> who has the title&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kl7vnX8oWt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kl7vnX8oWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1408154855911403530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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The show will be dominated by championships as two former champions will also go head-to-head and the newly crowned NXT UK Women\u2019s Champion will give her first address.\u00a0 NXT UK will air on the WWE Network and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3852,"featured_media":95206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5336,2192,3],"tags":[3189,5748,1376,2318,472],"class_list":["post-95200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nxt-uk","category-wrestling","category-wwe-universe","tag-a-kid","tag-jack-starz","tag-jordan-devlin","tag-meiko-satomura","tag-tyler-bate"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3852"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}